New Republic: Floridians look at Jeb v. Rubio with 'disbelief and dread'

TALLAHASSEE -- The New Republic takes a look at the relationship between former Gov. Jeb Bush and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, both viewed as potential 2016 candidates.

From the story:

“I don’t think Marco would want to run against Jeb in a primary, the way their relationship is,” J. C. Planas, a former South Florida legislator who has worked with both men, told me. “But you never know, just because of the way things work. If Jeb became president, more than likely it means Marco probably never would.”

Florida Republicans, whose state has never produced a president, approach the prospect of their running against each other somewhere on the spectrum between disbelief and dread. “It’s hard for me to imagine, maybe because I so badly don’t want [it to happen],” says someone who knows them both. “I cannot fathom anybody in Marco’s orbit doing anything to harm Jeb Bush, or vice versa.”